Alert archive / Connecticut / High Wind Warnings in 2020
High Wind Warning 3, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this high wind warning at Sep 30, 2020, 5:42 AM EDT for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; Suffolk County, New York. It was in force for 2 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2020, 5:42 AM EDT (09:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 30, 2020, 7:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
Counties Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Suffolk County, NY
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 6:14 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Pine Neck, NY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 60 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 410 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 665 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.4
The text
As transmitted.
962 WWUS71 KOKX 300942 NPWOKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service New York NY 542 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2020 CTZ011-012-301200- /O.UPG.KOKX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-200930T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.HW.W.0003.200930T0942Z-200930T1200Z/ Southern Middlesex-Southern New London- 542 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * WHERE...Southern Middlesex and Southern New London Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. More widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strongest winds expected near south facing shorelines. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ NYZ079-081-301200- /O.UPG.KOKX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-200930T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.HW.W.0003.200930T0942Z-200930T1200Z/ Northeastern Suffolk-Southeastern Suffolk- 542 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * WHERE...Eastern Suffolk County. * WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strongest winds expected near south facing shorelines, and across the outer forks and Fishers Island. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ CTZ007-008-010-NYZ078-080-301200- /O.EXT.KOKX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-200930T1200Z/ Northern Middlesex-Northern New London-Southern New Haven- Northwestern Suffolk-Southwestern Suffolk- 542 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...In Connecticut, Northern New London, Southern New Haven and Northern Middlesex Counties. In New York, Western Suffolk County. * WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
1 follow-up statement
944 WWUS71 KOKX 301145 NPWOKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service New York NY 745 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2020 CTZ011-012-NYZ079-081-301245- /O.CAN.KOKX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200930T1200Z/ Southern Middlesex-Southern New London-Northeastern Suffolk- Southeastern Suffolk- 745 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... Strong winds have passed east of southern Connecticut and Long Island. $$ CTZ007-008-010-NYZ078-080-301245- /O.CAN.KOKX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-200930T1200Z/ Northern Middlesex-Northern New London-Southern New Haven- Northwestern Suffolk-Southwestern Suffolk- 745 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Strong winds have passed east of southern Connecticut and Long Island. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 3:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 54 min | |
| Sep 30, 2:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Bronx, New York, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester | 4 hr |
| Sep 30, 3:25 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 65 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.